Women of service for the glory of God

WOMEN OF SERVICE FOR THE GLORY OF GOD The Ursulines of Bruno

Maureen Maier OSU

Direct everything to the praise and glory of God. St. Angela Merici Prologue to the Counsels, #18

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Published by The Ursulines of Bruno, Saskatchewan Canada

Copyright © 2010 The Ursulines of Bruno This edition printed in May 2010

All rights reserved.

This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means without the prior written permission in writing of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent publisher. With the exception of brief quotations in printed reviews, only.

The cover representation of St. Angela Merici is courtesy of Dianne Baumunk, OSU. The photograph, credited to Madeline Kelly, OSU, is of a statue of Angela in St. Angela Merici parish church, Desenzano, Italy. The statue, designed by Benedetto Pietrogrande and sculpted by Peter Kostner, depicts the young Angela as a woman of the fields.

ISBN-13: 978-1-896971-76-6

Printed by: St. Peter’s Press Box 190 Muenster, Saskatchewan S0K 2Y0

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Chapter 1

Brave New Voyage Leaving Germany Crossing the Atlantic

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Chapter 2

Traces through History St. Angela and the Earliest Years Beyond France Beyond Germany

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Chapter 3

Reaching the Unknown First Days in Winnipeg Bright Beginnings Clouds Gather

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Chapter 4

Sideroad to Windthorst Small Town Saskatchewan School Days in Windthorst

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Chapter 5

A Bumpy Road First Canadian Christmas Darker Days Surprising Developments Second School Year

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Chapter 6

Arriving in St. Peter’s Colony Exploring Settling In 1914 A Memorable Year New Demands—Adapt Again

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Chapter 7

Inroads into the Colony Sisters Needed Everywhere Bruno First, Leofeld Next Conclusions in Winnipeg Assistance from Germany Joyous Arrival

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Chapter 8

Going to Other Colony Missions An Unexpected Appointment The Leofeld Mission Bruno Muenster Dead Moose Lake

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Chapter 9

Paths of Change Summer Vacation, 1915 A Year of Change An Autonomous Community Calms and Upheavals Transfer to Bruno

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Chapter 10

Openings Ahead Added German Volunteers New Frontiers

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Chapter 11

Trails of Trial Serious Illness Disruption in the Schools Continuing Hardships World War II

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Chapter 12

Roads of Grandeur A Welcoming Convent Spreading God’s Word Music Visual Arts Drama, Library and Museum Celebrations

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Chapter 13

Daily Travels Needed: More Room Needed: More Residences Within the Ursuline Community Candid Shots Inter-Ursuline Connections Changing Times

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Chapter 14

St. Ursula’s Academy—Pathways of Learning Beginnings Academy Days Education Varia Cultural Education—Music Cultivating Artistic Talent A Drama Culture

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Chapter 15

St. Ursula’s Academy—Memory Lane Academy Firsts Academy Traditions Selected Memories St. Ursula’s Alumnae Tributes

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Chapter 16

Traversing Mountains Immaculate Conception Parish, Delta: Earliest Days Changing Times Later Years Closure and Celebrations St. Angela Academy, Delta Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Surrey: Beginnings Adjustments Termination at Whalley Other Services in the Vancouver Archdiocese

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Chapter 17

Untravelled Ways Invitation to Renewal Beginning Ursuline Renewal Going Forward Reaching Out Concern for Justice

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Chapter 18

Crossing to a New Continent The Mission Begins The Five Arrive Struggles of Culture and Church Changes to the Team Expansion Beyond Trapiche Addressing Societal Ills

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Chapter 19

Journeying in Other Directions Sharing the Motherhouse The Merici Centre in Regina Family Enrichment Services Aid to Central America

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Chapter 20

Leaving the Bruno Motherhouse

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Sources Appendix

241 A B C D E F G H

Manifest of the Bremen, 1912 243 Memories of Music 245 Map of St. Peter’s Colony 255 Act of Incorporation of Ursuline Nuns of Bruno 256 Religion Courses by Correspondence 260 Poetry 263 Ursuline Membership 272 Additional Photos 277

Index

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A GENERAL NOTE REGARDING PHOTOS: • Persons in the photos will always be named from left to right, unless indicated otherwise.

• Photos are from the collection held in the archives of the Ursulines of Bruno, unless indicated otherwise.

ABBREVIATIONS BUA HUA PUA

Bruno Ursulines’ Archives Haselünne Ursulines’ Archives Prelate Ursulines’ Archives

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Postulants of 1925, Adelheid Dauk, Agnes Nenzel and Freda Mueller.

Postulants Irene Junk and Helen Noll dressed as brides, to be invested as novices Sisters Ruth and Marian.

Novices Sisters Xavier, Kathleen, Loretta and Rose make their temporary vows and exchange the white veil for black

Sisters Mary Peter, Colette and Mary Louise pronounce their final vows.

Novices gather with directress M. Magdalen on the convent balcony for common spiritual reading.

Sr. Vincentia celebrates 50 years as an Ursuline Sister.

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OTHER MINISTRIES

For many years Sr. Elizabeth worked as the caregiver for infirm Sisters.

Sr. Magdalen tutoring a Chinese student at St. Ursula’s Academy.

Sr. Monica Meyer laboured faithfully in the Ursuline sewing room.

Retired Sisters in Bruno creating items for Birthright: back, Sisters Bernadette, Ambrose, Aquinas; front, Aloysia, Loyola, Angela, Monica, Lidwina and Martina.

Sr. Marian working in the editorial offices of the Prairie Messenger at Muenster.

Sr. Marie works as a massage therapist.

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Sr. Miriam visits a day care centre in San Salvador.

Sr. Bernadine offers counselling services.

SISTERS' ART

Scenes painted in acrylic by Sr. Theodore Reineke.

Acrylic art expression by Sr. Christine Loehndorf.

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Paintings on canvas by Sr. Rita, used as convent decorations on feasts.

Needlework by M. Agatha and helpers, vestment for a celebrating priest.

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Tree of Life depicting significant words from the writings of St. Angela Merici, celebrating the 200th anniversary of her canonization; created by Sisters Donna and Alexis.

AROUND THE CONVENT GROUNDS

St. Ursula's Convent and Academy, 1975.

Bronze statue of St. Ursula in the niche above the front door of the 1919 convent building.

Wood carving by a German artist has for many years been a shrine in the garden.

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Entrance to the convent cemetery.

Tombstone at the grave of foundress Mother Clara Erpenbeck.

GROUPS

Students and Sisters in front of Lake Lenore School, 1923.

The Ursuline community in 1947.

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The Ursuline community in 1963.

Bruno Ursuline community in Canada at the 75th anniversary, 1988.

Bruno Ursuline community in Canada at the beginning of the new millennium, 2000.

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The Ursuline community gathers in Marysburg in 2003 at the site of the original motherhouse of 1916, at that time known as Dead Moose Lake.

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painting • 7 8 129 160 164 177 pottery • 160 164 visual arts • 126 161 aspirant • 62 associates • 207 208 Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary • 81 143 athletics (sports) • 106 107 117 151 170 190 194 268

Abbacy Nullius • 97 103 academy See St. Angela See St. Ursula Agatha Schrameyer, mother • 4 79 Altmeyer • 30 33 34 35 alumnae • 129 133 172 173 174 175 176 237 238 268 Ambrose Nenzel, Sr. • 144 170 173 196 277 Amnesty International • 208 Anderson Hat • 112 Angela Ehmann, Sr. • 123 125 179 188 Angela Haselküss, Mother • 41 47 121 Anna Catharina Wüsthoff, Sr. • 4 5 Annaheim • 50 58 104 105 106 130 144 157 202 243 Antonia Hebestreit, Mother • 2 4 12 39 64 Antonia Mackey, Mother • 12 23 65 68 71 90 93 98 276 277 apostolic • 8 10 42 145 200 201 210 215 239 Archduke Franz Ferdinand von Habsburg • 64 Archduke Otto • 118 Arnoldy, Agnes • 82 85 art fine arts • 120 mosaic • 133 149 needlework • 25 26 53 96 126 127 134 150 267

B bank loan • 94 bazaar • 25 26 134 135 Benedictine • 15 25 38 41 42 45 47 57 58 60 73 80 118 126 166 183 214 220 221 Benedictine Sisters • 15 25 38 58 126 Benedict Plemel, Sr. • 46 138 205 Bernadine Fetter, Sr. • vii 183 215 276 bingo • 182 193 229 Birgitta Richardson, Mother • 122 Bismarck, Chancellor • 10 Blessed Sacrament • 19 45 49 75 boarders • 29 34 46 51 52 53 59 68 73 76 77 78 79 80 82 91 96 106 112 117 131 132 150 152 155 157 163 194 Bonus, Sr. Thekla • 41 Bordeaux • 10 11 14 92 Borromeo, Cardinal Charles • 8 9 127 Borstmayer, Mike • 74

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Chatham • 97 99 100 120 122 123 129 143 163 221 cherry orchard • 174 236 Chinese • 166 167 209 279 choir Sisters • 1 131 203 Christmas cantata • 157 158 168 169 174 175 253 254 crib • 37 50 51 141 142 church • ii 5 7 9 10 11 16 19 24 30 31 33 37 41 45 46 47 48 49 51 53 54 55 59 60 71 72 75 77 78 79 81 82 85 86 87 91 93 96 97 102 103 104 110 111 121 122 125 129 132 133 135 137 139 140 147 154 156 157 161 167 181 182 183 185 191 192 199 200 201 203 206 207 208 210 213 216 217 221 222 225 229 Cismowski, Father Casimir OSB • 55 61 Clara Erpenbeck, Mother • 3 4 16 29 47 276 283 Clementia Graffelder, Mother • 2 24 Clementine Rohling, Sr. • 98 119 169 climate • 30 40 93 182 194 201 213 cloister • 10 25 34 37 38 49 59 73 75 86 89 91 95 106 130 132 138 139 145 158 239 clothing • 25 112 115 144 151 200 201 214 265 cincture • 4 10 112 dress • 4 7 51 111 152 163 170 201 garb • 21 112 115 145 194 200 201 habit • 4 9 10 71 90 111 112 145 264 headdress • 4 9 10 71 90 111 112 145 264 veil • 4 65 87 112 127 139 271 278 College Avenue • 17

Brazil • 97 156 207 211 213 214 215 217 218 220 221 222 223 224 225 Bremen • 3 4 5 6 61 65 66 76 244 Brescia • 7 8 11 129 172 173 200 Breslau • 12 13 14 British Columbia • 145 147 160 178 179 188 194 196 199 Bruno, Town of • 238 Bruno Clay Works • 94 Bruno Ursuline Campus • 236 buggy • 46 47 55 58 72 73 75 78 86 87 101

C caboose • 82 105 Canadian Religious Conference • 204 Caravan of Hope • 232 Carmel • 134 Carney, Archbishop James • 185 Catherine Distel, Sr. • 132 149 276 Catholic Action • 145 168 cemetery • 79 113 134 218 236 237 238 283 Central America • 231 232 233 Change for Children • 232 233 chapel • 2 3 15 17 18 19 24 29 32 33 34 37 47 49 50 51 52 53 59 63 67 71 72 75 80 89 90 95 97 99 114 120 132 133 134 135 140 142 143 167 173 204 222 236 237 264 265 chapter, in religious community • 1 2 7 17 35 43 104 131 132 139 147 179 188 192 203 207 221 227 228 230 231

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Cologne • 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 31 32 33 34 35 37 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 52 53 54 55 57 58 63 67 89 98 239 constitutions • 139 140 228 convent family • 72 151 157 Cordes, Father Joseph OMI • 17 32 Cordula Schwindeler, Sr. • 68 council • 120 131 135 136 137 138 139 145 147 154 157 158 188 191 192 199 200 204 205 213 231 232 counsels • 8 153 Crescentia Etzel, Sr. • 68 Cudworth • 136 137 151 236 culture • vii 10 14 38 91 100 103 120 121 139 167 210 211 238 Cursillo • 189

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E Earthcare Connections • 207 ecumenical council • 199 education • 10 18 45 46 79 103 104 106 111 120 121 123 125 126 136 137 149 150 152 153 155 157 159 179 185 196 197 206 207 235 238 239 266 268 Catholic education • 18 45 104 179 curriculum • 103 123 135 155 156 171 181 185 189 190 193 196 discipline • 20 48 69 88 138 139 144 153 184 Normal School • 87 88 120 summer school • 145 160 168 teacher certification • 87 teaching • 4 8 9 12 15 18 19 29 33 40 43 53 57 59 65 73 82 87 91 97 98 101 103 104 109 119 121 123 124 126 131 136 143 144 146 153 154 155 160 165 171 176 181 187 188 196 197 199 202 205 209 227 239 employees • 146 208 Englefeld • 58 123 135 136 202 entertainment • 5 32 44 85 156 167 185 218 concert • 5 101 123 142 159 musical • 159 224 operetta • 161 238 performance • 9 38 39 41 44 74 85 104 123 155 158 159 161 185 187 program • 25 27 38 39 44 48 68 79 85 102 124 141 142 155 156 158 163 166 181

D Dansereau, Frances • 152 Dead Moose Lake • iii 47 55 58 61 71 81 85 86 91 285 death • 2 7 8 10 79 83 93 97 110 112 113 138 146 174 187 218 222 Delta • 147 179 184 188 191 192 193 195 196 197 227 277 Depression, the Great • 131 district leaders • 8 Doerfler, Abbot Bruno OSB • 23 36 41 45 95 dormitory • 96 152 171 Dorsten • 1 2 4 6 10 11 12 14 15 44 45 54 55 62 63 64 68 72 75 93 100

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Gertrudis Meyer, Mother • 125 Gerwing, Alphonse • 124 142 159 166 223 224 glory of God • 8 89 240 God's will Willie Gottes • 71 144 gospel • 164 215 Grayson • 44 Gustin, Lyell • 122 123 159 239

F family • 3 11 17 29 30 31 35 37 39 50 57 59 62 72 73 77 81 93 105 107 114 132 133 136 138 140 142 143 150 151 155 157 158 161 177 183 194 204 208 209 210 211 218 220 224 228 229 230 231 236 240 Family Enrichment Services • 230 231 farm • 21 22 30 31 34 58 76 137 138 225 Farm of Hope • 224 225 finances • 133 134 174 229 Fischer, Cardinal Antonius • 2 foundation • vii 9 10 11 12 13 14 19 27 29 41 43 44 47 51 52 61 81 89 90 93 111 126 129 131 145 176 186 187 200 228 foundress • 5 131 153 189 205 221 223 228 283 France • 9 10 20 99 100 133 206 Frances Hutmacher • 96 150 151 164 French Revolution • 10 fundraising • 134 135 140 156 182 190 229

G Gerharda Christen, Sr. • 104 113 Gertken, Abbot Severin OSB • 104 105 118 140 180

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H Habets, Father Peter OMI • 17 Hartman, Mary • 62 Haselünne • 1 2 3 4 6 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 22 25 27 29 33 35 38 41 42 43 45 51 52 54 55 56 57 58 60 62 63 64 65 66 68 69 71 76 80 81 82 85 88 89 90 92 93 97 98 99 100 101 104 107 113 114 115 122 125 127 129 141 146 155 160 205 239 243 Heintze, Father OMI • 64 Hergott, Fr. Alvin OSB • 213 215 Hilland, Father Paul OMI • 14 15 17 42 Hoffman, Father Chrysostom OSB • 57 holidays • 61 Holy Childhood Association • 103 home visits • 139 200 Humboldt • vii 43 44 46 50 58 81 88 93 94 95 101 106 107 120 122 123 125 126 127 128 130 133 157 158 163 164 176 201 236 238 239 256 Humboldt Separate School • 58 106

I Ignatia Breme, Mother • 1 3 12 43 98 129 Ignatia Mögische, Mother • 12 43 44 54 56 63 illness • 26 33 44 59 72 80 82 85 92 109 113 155 267 Imhoff, Berthold • 8 129 Immaculate Conception Parish • 147 179 183 188 192 196 Immaculate Conception School • 179 180 181 182 185 186 187 188 192 197 Iraqi • 210 211 Italy • 7 8 9 69 128 129 211 243

J Jesus • 8 27 37 52 213 215 217 223 John XXIII, Pope • 199 213 Josepha Windschiegl, Sr. • 120

K Kaiser Wilhelm II • 11 Kirzinger, Mary • 130 151 154 163 176 Klothilde Boedege, Sr. • 16 98 106 120 125 277 Kruse, Norman • 63 Kulturkampf • 10

Laurier School • 104 106 lay Sisters • 1 4 15 43 68 90 91 93 Lemmerich, Joseph • 43 58 Leofeld • iii 43 44 46 57 58 59 61 62 64 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 80 81 82 85 91 104 110 113 138 179 202 Leo XIII, Pope • 6 10 library • 15 98 127 128 158 173 182 206 235 264 Liège • 10 Lindner, Ernest • 126 160 239 Little Office of the B.V.M. • 27 201 liturgical • 9 17 41 98 121 122 126 127 135 140 154 155 168 173 176 181 205 206 207 267 liturgy • 9 110 126 135 140 141 143 154 164 206 213 236 Divine Office • 27 41 49 141 201 Lloyd Steamship Line • 3 Lohmer, Father Francis OSB • 110 Lopinsky family • 77 Loyola Wassermann, Sr. • 49 144 179 200 276 Lyon • 10

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214 217 222 227 231 243 279 Museum • 127 128 133 164 201 music • 4 9 18 26 37 38 39 45 57 68 78 79 87 103 104 110 111 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 129 131 135 136 137 139 140 141 142 145 154 157 158 159 161 164 165 166 167 168 169 171 172 177 184 189 205 206 236 239 267 268 choir • 1 27 45 79 85 91 104 106 121 122 124 125 129 131 135 139 141 142 157 158 159 181 182 187 190 203 choral • 104 121 123 124 125 129 140 157 184 199 festival • 123 158 187 256 257 glee club • 136 156 157 158 168 Kodaly • 124 organ • 24 37 39 45 75 78 82 97 110 111 120 121 piano • 18 22 79 82 120 121 122 123 124 131 135 136 141 157 159 239

Margareta van Ivanhoff, Mother • 12 Maria Doepker, Sr. • 217 Marie of the Incarnation • 221 Mary Herman Michels, Sr. • 123 157 Marysburg • 55 81 82 83 85 90 91 92 93 94 95 101 103 111 120 121 122 130 136 202 238 239 243 285 Maryville • 202 Mass • 3 9 17 18 19 24 31 33 37 39 45 48 49 50 51 52 64 75 76 77 78 82 86 97 104 121 129 141 154 181 182 183 185 206 214 265 267 matrons • 8 Mechtildis Klasen, Mother • 1 3 66 98 107 Merici Centre • 227 228 229 230 Mexican • 167 Midnight Mass • 37 50 Milan • 8 9 243 mission • 1 2 4 6 13 14 15 16 23 25 26 29 35 41 42 43 44 45 46 50 52 53 54 57 58 68 71 72 74 75 77 78 81 88 91 98 100 101 103 113 124 130 137 156 177 179 180 184 189 193 194 207 211 213 214 215 217 219 220 221 222 225 239 missionary • 44 243 monastery • 47 49 100 145 monastic • 9 131 138 139 200 203 239 motherhouse • 227 235 Muenster • 15 16 23 35 36 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 67 68 71 72 73 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 85 87 91 92 93 94 97 100 106 107 111 119 120 121 123 124 132 136 142 144 159 166 180 207

N necrology • 16 76 New Orleans • 99 New Westminster • 180 184 192 New York • 5 6 12 17 40 129 143 160 199 nightly scares • 23 Notburga Brak, Sr. • 4 33 novitiate • 42 62 88 89 90 91 95 140 Nymphius • 35 41 43 45

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O'Brien, J., school inspector • 88 143 179 Ott, Abbot Michael OSB • 95 97 Our Lady of Good Counsel • v 192 193 195 196 197 Our Lady of Prompt Succor • 99 Our Ursuline Bulletin • 199 200

• vi viii 2 23 27 44 158 205 221 227 243 Prince Albert • 45 46 71 80 82 88 120 156 231 procession • 37 154 218 providence • 46 154 Prussian Federation of Ursulines • 11 16 Pulvermacher, Alex • 95

P Palm, Father Rudolf OSB • 110 papal approval • 8 9 papal bull • 10 92 Papal Delegate • 118 142 papal enclosure • 9 10 20 Paris • 3 10 11 14 23 Pascal, Bishop Albert • 45 46 88 pastoral care • 207 Pastoral for Children • 224 Pastors, Mary • 73 82 Paula Höltershinken, Mother • 68 122 Peedle, Fr. Richard • 192 Peloquin, Dr. C.A. • 154 Pilger • 73 82 154 pioneers • 16 29 51 79 94 Plantholt, Maria • 88 Portuguese • 197 213 218 postulants • 91 278 prayer groups • 203 prefect • 16 43 94 131

Q Quebec • 61 66 90 97 99 100 145 204 221

R Rafter, M. Stanislaus • 14 Rainbow of Hope • 223 224 Rauw, Barbara • 82 Rauw, Hubert • 52 53 83 refugees • 115 210 211 Regina • v 15 22 23 29 32 33 36 40 44 50 81 87 123 159 207 227 228 229 230 239 243 273 religion • vii 8 103 104 111 144 150 154 181 190 238 266 religious education • 103 106 111 120 137 185 196 197 206 207 235 238 catechism • 104 106 119 120 154 catechists • 215 220 222 CCD • 181 182 185 186 196 197 Christian Doctrine • 8 9 181 correspondence course • 119 132 160 238 SPARS • 207

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religious life • 7 76 199 200 204 215 renewal • 199 200 Renneberg, Father Werner OSB • 74 144 residence • 6 10 12 14 15 17 18 23 24 29 30 32 34 35 41 45 47 51 52 55 59 61 63 64 68 71 73 74 78 79 80 81 87 88 89 90 93 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 109 113 122 123 126 131 132 134 135 136 137 138 139 156 157 158 159 164 181 192 196 202 209 211 213 216 219 221 222 223 236 264 retreat • 62 63 85 118 129 140 143 168 203 Reverencing Creation • 207 revolver • 24 74 Rhine River • 7 Riedinger, Father Joseph OMI • 23 Rita Berthold, Sr. • 112 125 187 277 Rocky Mountains • 180 Roman Union • 8 10 205 227 243 Rome • 7 8 40 89 97 147 158 199 200 205 210 213 227 243 rosary • 4 74 103 112 151 165 173 rule • 5 8 9 227 243

S Sacred Heart Separate School • 103 Sail On • vii 205 São José • 213 216 219 220 221 222 Saskatoon • vii viii 63 109 120 121 122 123 124 125 132 133 134 136 142 155 158 159 160 175 176 180 192 202 205 208 209 211 213 215 224 225 235

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Sassen, Father • 11 12 13 38 42 Schaeffler, Father Bernard OSB • 102 Schlosser • 158 175 Scholastica Bolwin, Mother • 98 115 129 132 276 277 school • 2 20 29 33 39 43 44 46 47 52 53 54 58 61 72 79 82 85 87 88 96 101 102 103 104 106 110 111 120 123 124 126 127 131 133 135 143 145 160 163 167 168 179 180 181 182 185 186 187 188 191 192 193 195 196 197 238 259 283 parish • ii 4 9 13 14 15 16 17 18 22 23 25 27 30 33 37 40 42 45 46 47 48 49 57 58 59 60 61 62 72 73 74 76 77 79 81 82 87 94 95 97 101 103 104 106 110 111 120 121 134 135 145 146 149 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 192 193 194 196 197 207 213 214 215 216 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 238 267 principal • 8 49 65 103 131 134 149 163 165 170 172 180 186 187 189 192 196 208 231 private • 7 87 104 121 123 124 125 132 152 188 190 208 public • 7 30 34 38 39 44 49 57 76 87 92 93 99 104 106 110 111 112 134 138 139 152 161 164 168 176 181 185 187 228 237 238 regional high • 191 separate • 18 23 30 40 45 46 51 103 136 206 uniform • 170 201 Schulte, Louise • vii 121 122 150 159 238 Schweidnitz • 12 14 43 44 54 55 63 87 Schwinghamer • 59 60 79 95 97 119 154 Second Vatican Council • 120 135 147 158 199 213 Semper Fidelis • 149 268 269

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Sisters of Sion • 3 72 82 Sisters of St. Elizabeth • 42 48 207 215 social justice • 156 208 211 213 Sodality of the B.V.M. • 156 168 spouse of Christ • 8 St. Angela Academy • 187 188 189 190 191 192 277 St. Anthony Parish School • 102 St. Augustine • 5 9 157 St. Benedict • 58 137 153 202 208 St. Boniface Parish • 77 St. Henry School • 82 St. Joseph House • 126 146 209 211 St. Joseph Parish • 27 39 41 44 St. Nicholas • 32 77 115 141 St. Peter's Abbey • 45 47 206 St. Peter's Bote • 47 57 60 61 68 77 79 85 94 97 243 St. Peter's Church • 97 St. Peter's College • 142 166 171 175 St. Peter's Colony • 12 42 43 44 45 46 50 51 54 55 56 58 61 62 63 64 71 72 77 85 88 90 91 93 94 96 97 121 238 239 St. Ursula • 2 3 7 8 9 23 77 95 103 107 111 112 115 122 128 129 131 134 142 144 145 147 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 158 159 160 161 163 165 166 167 168 172 173 174 175 176 177 205 209 228 230 231 235 238 257 259 264 265 267 268 269 277 279 282 Steger, Father Matthias OSB • 73 Suffa, Father Augustin OMI • 23 40

T Talitha • 223 Te Deum • 17 63 95 telegram • 42 44 53 60 67 television • 158 194 218 Teresa Ledochowska, Sr. • 205 The Anchor • 174 The Leo House • 6 12 17 Theresia Breme, Mother • 11 12 43 239 thunderstorm • 19 Trapiche • v 214 221 Trapp Family Singers • 142 Trois-Rivières • 90 145

U Ursula Unfried, Mother • 64 68 77 113 114

V Vancouver • v 96 136 160 179 180 183 184 186 188 190 196 197 Vatican • viii 88 89 91 94 97 120 135 147 154

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46 48 51 52 Winnipeg • 1 2 6 12 14 15 17 18 19 20 22 23 27 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 50 53 54 55 56 60 61 62 63 64 65 67 73 74 75 79 93 98 99 120 122 142 Wittekind • 61 66 67 World War II • iv 114 173

158 161 199 200 205 213 239 Vibank • 12 44 144 145 Vietnamese • 208 209 Villa Angela • 59 109 132 133 167 Villa Marie • 131 132 Vincentia Alfers, Sr. • 68 vocation • 5 91 222 Von Hartman, Cardinal Felix • 44 Von Kopp, Cardinal Georg • 14 Vonnegut, Alfred • 32 vows • 7 9 10 11 20 23 68 91 145 222 278 Vredegoor, Fr. Sylvester OSB • 213

X Xaveria Löns, Mother • 12 13 30 35 41 44 50 53 55 239 Xavier Sutcliffe, Mother • 4 12 15 17 24 55 57 79

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